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Please Don’t Make Me Defend an Oligarch

In this special edition of “Unleashed”, Sheila Paylan examines the arrests and prosecutions of Armenia’s political opponents, asking whether the fight against oligarchy is being pursued with consistent standards and respect for judicial independence. She argues that defending democracy requires holding power accountable, even when those targeted are difficult to defend.

Beyond Symbolism: Israel, the Armenian Genocide and Gaza

Beyond Symbolism: Israel, the Armenian Genocide and Gaza

Israel's move to recognize the Armenian Genocide is neither a legal judgment nor a purely
moral act. As Israel faces genocide allegations over Gaza, the decision raises difficult questions about law, politics, memory and the consistency of state recognition. Davit Khachatryan examines what that recognition can, and cannot, accomplish under international law, and why Israel's decision carries both legal and political significance.
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Power to the Public

Power to the Public

Armenia's takeover of Electric Networks of Armenia is about more than ownership. Drawing on international
examples, André Vartan-Boghossian examines what makes an electricity system resilient, competitive and accountable, and why public control of critical infrastructure may strengthen both sovereignty and democracy.
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